Procedure

At this point Mr. Milburn moved "That the previous question be now "put" Mr. Bollinger ruled the motion out of order then vacated the chair when Mr. Milburn moved "That the chairman's ruling be disagreed with." The motion was put and lost following which Mr. Cruden took the platform and insisted that the members of the negative were insane. The chairman ruled that this was a point of fact and so would be answered later.

In a semi-oratorical outburst of magnificent eloquence. Frank Curtin supported the affirmative and maintained that the debate hinged around the word "commendable." The corporate aspect was missing from university life—a university education falls to provide a cultural community because it was not intended to do this. It is crammed with specialised knowledge but without the broader and fuller aspects of an "education."

Mr. Gallate rose and suggested that we need not come to V.U.C. for a "varsity education . . . "we, all of us, could have gone to another institution . . ." (Speak for yourself!") and concluded "without further ado . . ." (Mr. Milburn. "Say adieu now").

Mr. Milburn then took the platform and surpassed even F. L. Curtin's efforts at oratory. Who sets the standards of commendability? he wanted to know. And since there was no one to set the standards of commendability who was to say whether or not a certain act was not commendable? These questions remain unanswered.